It’s so easy for us to take the earth beneath our feet for granted. It demands nothing of us. We know it has nowhere else to go. It’s here to stay.
The earth nourishes. Its stability enables seeds to grow. Animals dig in it and make tunnels and dens for shelter. The sand at left was dug out of dunes by foxes at Rainbow Haven Beach.
The colors of the earth are varying shades of brown, oranges and yellows. This element is found in nature in the light sand on the beach, rich dark soil and compost in gardens, shifting desert sands, clay, mud and stones.
An agricultural adage says the tiny animals that live below the surface of a healthy pasture weigh more than the cows grazing above it. In a catalogue selling composting equipment I read that two handfuls of healthy soil contain more living organisms than there are people on the earth. What these beings are and what they can be doing is difficult to even begin to comprehend, but it helps to realize that even though they are many, they work as one.
~Carol Williams
Bringing a Garden to Life, 1998
Images from our scavenger hunt illustrate earth’s many forms, from the red Australian sand to the wet seashore in England and beautiful fields in British Columbia and Michigan. The image of a cave entrance from Scene Through My Eyes reveals earth’s mysterious qualities of depth and hidden strength.
Earth images in the montage above were taken from submissions to a Midsummer’s Scavenger Hunt.
I am more impressed each day – the commentary is wonderful – the photos excellent. I am thinking of printing out copies of the collages to frame and put on my studio wall as a great reminder of the elements and our wonderful earth – and this great scavenger hunt – what a grand idea it is.
Oooh! Can we do that? Print the collages? What a great idea! How do you do it?
I agree. If it is ok with the rest of you and of course Amy. I think they would make great inspirational photos and a memento of this fun scavenger hunt.
Thank you JoAnn. I hope fire and metal don’t disappoint
What a beautiful earth, in all its simplicity and complexity. I’m still amazed at all the different images we used to represent “earth”.
It’s ok with me if you print the collages, but the images do belong to 9 different people. If I can find an email address for everyone, I’ll send out a message to the group and ask if it’s ok to proceed.
Joan, you can print by first right clicking your mouse while hovering over the image. Then click on ‘save image.’ You could save it to any file in your computer and then print it from your photo editor.
Kathy, I too am amazed at all the different images. Imagine how many more there are out there!
Great! I’ve already successfully copied and pasted them into documents.
I hope everyone agrees that we can make prints of each others photos. I, too, would love to frame and hang the collages.
Permission:
All participants of the scavenger hunt, as well as the organizer, have my permission to use my photos that I submitted for the scavenger hunt.
Thanks Joan, I’ve sent off an email to all the participants and will confirm everyone’s ok after everyone’s had a chance to respond.
I didn’t get the email yet but I give my permission using the same terms as Joan.